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I'm not buying a Pixel because I'm not giving Google any money. I'm in the US so the other OSs will not work for me. I just need this crap off my phone. I can't uninstall Youtube, and it came with Facebook. It's just infuriating. Can I just root it and connect it to my Linux laptop and just force uninstalls or something without bricking the device?

Any help appreciated!

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[–] geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Top end samsung stuff is pure bloatware as well. Reviewers never mention the bloatware.

[–] merde@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

for most people it's not "bloatware" 🤷

[–] ReverendIrreverence@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

People not understanding what bloatware is how it works and how it is not in their best interests is not the same as it not being bloatware

[–] merde@sh.itjust.works 1 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago)

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